Electoral results for the district of Darlington

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Darlington, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1894 and abolished in 1904. [1] [2] [3]

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ElectionMemberParty
1894   William Schey Independent Labour
1895   Protectionist
1898   Thomas Clarke Free Trade
1901   Phillip Sullivan Labour

Election results

Elections in the 1900s

1901

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Darlington.[ edit ]
1901 New South Wales state election: Darlington   [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Phillip Sullivan 1,19451.9
Liberal Reform Thomas Clarke 1,07446.71.3
Socialist Labor John Neill331.4
Total formal votes2,30199.3-0.1
Informal votes170.7+0.1
Turnout 2,31864.5+3.6
Labour gain from Liberal Reform  

Elections in the 1890s

1898

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Darlington.[ edit ]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Darlington   [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Thomas Clarke 96650.6
National Federal William Schey 87445.8
Ind. Free Trade William Hall583.0
Independent Federalist Michael Keating80.4
Independent James Jones30.2
Total formal votes1,90999.4
Informal votes110.6
Turnout 1,92060.9
Free Trade gain from National Federal  

1895

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Darlington.[ edit ]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Darlington   [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist William Schey 75847.4
Free Trade Thomas Clarke 70043.8
Labour Robert Harris1408.8
Total formal votes1,59899.3
Informal votes120.8
Turnout 1,61062.6
Member changed to Protectionist from Independent Labour  

1894

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Darlington.[ edit ]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Darlington   [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Labour William Schey 84439.1
Free Trade William Manuell77135.7
Protectionist David Davis 54425.2
Total formal votes2,15998.8
Informal votes271.2
Turnout 2,18685.2
Independent Labour win(new seat)

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References

  1. ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Darlington". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ↑ Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  4. ↑ Green, Antony. "1901 Darlington". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  5. ↑ Green, Antony. "1898 Darlington". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  6. ↑ Green, Antony. "1895 Darlington". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  7. ↑ Green, Antony. "1894 Darlington". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 9 April 2020.
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